In an interview with Stylist out today, Jennifer revealed that she was initially against the idea of a film adaptation of The Hunger Games after reading Suzanne Collins’ trilogy of books.

She said: ‘I’d read all three books and loved them.

‘When I heard there was going to be a movie I was like, ‘Oh, great. Another great book about to be ruined by a film franchise’. I was so against it.’

Jennifer Lawrence was initially against the idea of a Hunger Games film (Picture: AP)

But meeting up with director Gary Ross soon changed her mind.

She explained: ‘In my mind, I went into the initial meeting with the director just to tell him off. Everything I had prepared to bring up – the things that were so important about why making a movie of this book wouldn’t work – heagreed. He was a fan of the books; we all are… It’s being made by fans.’

Jennifer Lawrence plays Katniss in The Hunger Games (Picture: AP)

Other celebrities who attended the screening include Irina Shayk, Isabelle Fuhman, and Zoe Kravitz, whose father Lenny appears in the film.

The Hunger Games is set in the nation of Panem where teenagers are selected to fight to the death on live television.